Beauty kit



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M. I. WICK BEAUTY KIT March 4, 1941.

Filed June 6, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 [5 v w Z Patented Mar. 4, 1941UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to beauty kits.

An object of the invention; is to provide an improved beauty kit ofdesired contour or form, comprising an enclosure having an inner wallsecurely supporting a plurality of receptacles or compartments eachprovided with an individual closure that may be detached or moved toopen position to afford access to the contents of the respectivereceptacles or compartments, a lid for the kit attached thereto by ahinge permitting and controlling movement of the lid from closedposition to a position adjacent to the opposite side of the kit, andmeans for supporting the device and retaining the kit and lid inrelatively fixed positions during use of the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved beauty kitcomprising an enclosure having a greater depth at one side than at theother, and having an inner wall securely supporting various receptaclesor compartments of different sizes according to the requirements orneeds of the user for the beauty aids contained therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tapering beauty kitsupporting in one side thereof a plurality of receptacles orcompartments of different sizes containing different amounts ofcosmetics or the like and provided with closures that can be released oropened to permit access to the contents of the receptacles orcompartments, or to permit them to be refilled as oocasion may require,and an adjacently supported mirror facilitating the use of the device inapplying the beauty aids. I

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved beauty kithaving means therein for supporting a removable and replaceable roll ofcleansing tissue in a relationship to facilitate the use of the devicewhile attached to one hand of the user.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved beauty kitcomprising an enclosure and a lid hinged thereto, in combination withmeans for holding the lid and the closure in substantially fixedrelationship upon the hand ,of the user to afford access to variousreceptacles or compartments within the kit and which are exposed whenthe kit is open.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will-be apparentfrom the following description, reference being made to the annexeddrawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of myimproved beauty kitopen and engaged with the hand of the user.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the inner side of one portion of the beauty kitwhen it is open.

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the opposite inner side of a. preferredform of my improved beauty kit.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view showing in solid lines the beauty kitclosed, the broken lines indicating the movement of one side of thebeauty kit from closed to open position.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the beauty kit closed.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closed beauty kit asshown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view approximately on the line 'I'I of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing the means for controllingthe powder drawer or compartment by the mirror.

Fig. '9'is a sectional view approximately on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line I0-IIl of Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view on the line II--II of Fig. 3.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional view on the line I2I2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged sectional View on the line I3I3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 14 is a detail view showing means for attaching the lid to the bodyof the kit in open position.

Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a modified form of the beauty kit.

Fig. 16 is a reduced view showing the modified form of the beauty kitopen.

Fig. 17 is a diagrammatic view showing the movement of the lid of themodified beauty kit from closed to open position.

Fig. 18 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the compartments,receptacles, mirrors, etc., on the inside of the beauty kit.

Fig. 19 is an enlarged sectional view on the line I9I9 of Fig. 15.

The inner wall I is attached to an enclosing wall 2 to form an enclosure3 having a greater depth at one side than at the other. A plurality ofrelatively large receptacles 4 are attached to the wall I and extendinto the enclosure 3 at the deeper side of said enclosure, and aplurality of receptacles 5 are attached to the wall I and extend intothe shallow side of the receptacle (Figs. 2 and 6). The wall I issubstantially rigid and inflexible so as to support the severalreceptacles or compartments properly. These receptacles or compartments4 and 5 are preferably removable and replaceable, an appropriatemounting being shown in Fig. 13, comprising a resilient ring 6 enclosingthe outer end of each receptacle or compartment. The rings 6 are mountedin openings in the wall I, and may be formed with flanges 'I to seatagainst the outer surface of the wall I.

Each receptacle is provided with a closure which, as shown, includes aframe 8 supporting a transparent panel 9 through which the contents ofthe receptacles may be seen. Each frame 8 is attached to the supportingring 6 by a hinge l0, permitting the closure to be moved from closedposition to open position, and vice versa.

These hinges may be of the friction type so that they will retain orhold the respective closures in the positions to which they may be movedand will substantially prevent oscillation of the closures when they areopen. Each closure may be formed with a latch detent ll (Fig. 13) toengage Within the attached receptacle when closed. A finger piece l2 maybe formed on each frame 8 opposite from the hinge I!) to facilitateopening the same.

In the arrangement shown (Figs, 2 and 8), the wall I is formed with adepressed portion l3, and a hinge I4 is attached to the wall I at oneside of said depressed portion. Preferably, the depressed portion i3 iscircular and is located eccentrically with respect to the circular wallI and toward the shallow side thereof to provide space for the largereceptacles 4 at the deeper portion of the compartment 3. An annularframe I5 is -mounted on the hinge l4 and supports a convex mirror itcooperating with the wall of the depressed portion i3 to form anenclosure adapted to receive and retain a cosmetic applicator such, forinstance, as a powder puff II. In Fig. 6, the frame l5 and mirror iiiare in closed position and will retain the device I! in the enclosureprovided thereby. The depressed wall I3 is formed with an opening l8 forthe discharge of powder or the like from a drawer l9 mounted for slidingmovements upon supports 28 attached to the concealed side of the wallH3. The top wall 2| of the drawer I9 is formed with an opening 22 whichregisters or communicates with the opening l8 when the closurecomprising the mirror I6 is open (Fig, 8), and which is closed by thewall 13 when the mirror I6 is in closed position. The frame l5 has aspring detent 23 which engages within the depressed portion l3 andyieldingly holds the mirror IS in its closed position.

The frame I5 is formed with an arm 24 which is engaged With a projection25 attached tothe drawer l9. When the frame I5 is operated to move themirror E6 to open position, the arm 24 automatically moves the drawer [9to a position in which the opening 22 registers and communicates withthe opening I8; and, when the mirror 16 is moved to closed position, thedrawer I9 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 6, in which the opening22 is closed by the wall I3.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that this portion of the kit supportsthe various cosmetics ordinarily used for make-up purposes inapproximately the proportions needed. The larger receptacles 4 mayeasily be refilled with creams, cosmetic bases, etc., while the smallerreceptacles may contain such cosmetics as rouge, eye shadow, lip rouge,and other preparations used in smaller quantities than the creams.Moreover, the transparent panels 9 permit observation of the contents ofthe various receptacles without opening the closures therefor.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-to '7, the cooperating portion of thekit comprises a substantially rigid and inflexible inner wall 25attached to an enclosing wall 26 to form an enclosure 21 having agreater depth at one side than at the other. In this arrangement, thetwo portions of the kit have approximately the same contour and theirdeeper sides or ends are connected by a double hinge device 21',permitting the two parts of the kit to be moved from closed position, asshown in Fig. 5, to open position, as shown in Fig. 1, and vice versa.

The wall 25 is formed with a number of openings at the shallow side ofthe enclosure 21, and containers 28 are secured within said openings andprovided with sliding closures 29 mounted in guides 29. If desired,these closures may be mounted otherwise for movement to afford access tothe contents of the containers 28. These containers are adapted to ireceive and hold any needed toilet facilities, such as mascara brushesand other articles. A fiat mirror 30 is mounted in a frame 3| connectedwith the wall 25 by a hinge 32 and having a spring latch 33 at itsopposite side. The mirror 38 constitutes a closure for an opening 34in'the wall 25 at the deeper portion of the enclosure 21. A quantity ofcleansing tissue 35 may be mounted in the deeper portion of theenclosure 3 between resilient ears 36, and the tissue 35 may be extendedthrough a slot 31 adjacent to the hinge 32 for convenient withdrawal foruse. The tissue 35 may be in the form of a roll or other arrangement, asdesired. All of the parts that are supported by the wall 25 arefrictionally or otherwise held from displacement so that, when the kitis opened, as in Fig. 1, none of said parts can become detached or lost.I

A strap 38 is shown attached to the outer inclined wall of the enclosure3, and a similar strap 39 is shown attached to the outer inclined wallof the enclosure 21; so that, when the kit is opened as in Fig. 1, thehand of the user may I be extended through the straps 38 and 39 and thekit thereby held openand conveniently supported in position to useeither side of the kit. Or, as shown in Fig. 14, the strap 38 and theadjacent wall 26 may be provided with engageable and releasable fastenerelements 49. This arrangement permits the hand to be inserted throughthe strap 38 and the strap 39 to be omitted.

The device shown in Figs. 15 to 19 comprises a substantially rigid andinflexible inner wall 4! and attached walls 42 forming a tapered angularenclosure 43. The wall 4| at the deeper side of the enclosure 43 isformed with an opening 44. A closure 45 for said opening is mounted on ahinge 46 and has a slot 41 through which the cleansing tissue 48 may bewithdrawn from a roll 49. The roll 49 is shown on a spool 50 rotativelyand removably supported by brackets 5| attached to one of the Walls 42.The roll 49 of tissue may be inserted through the opening 44 and removedand replaced as needed.

The wall 4| supports containers 52 like the containers 4, and containers53 like the containers 5, for analogous purposes, and also supportscontainers like the containers 28 and equipped with sliding closures 54mounted in slides 55 in the manner of the slides 29 that are mounted inthe guides 29. The hinged closures 5B for the containers 52,- and thehinged closures 51 for the containers 53, are analogous to the closures9. A mirror 58 is mounted in a frame 59 attached to the wall 4l by ahinge S0 to permit said mirror to be moved from closed position to openposition and thereby afford access to the enclosure 43 as desired.

The lid BI is attached to the wall 42 at the deeper side of theenclosure 43 by a double hinge 6 2 which permits said lid to be swungfrom closed position, as shown by solid lines in Fig. 7 5

17, to open position at the opposite side of the kit, as shown in Fig.16. The straps 63 and 64 are attached to the lid 6| and to the rear Wall42, respectively, and are analogous to the straps 33 and 39 and for thesame purpose. A mirror 65 is attached to the inner side of the lid BIand may be considerably larger than the mirror 53 and of differentcontour or shape, as desired. Fasteners 66 may be provided to hold thekits closed.

A beauty kit or cosmetic container formed in substantial conformity withthe preceding disclosure will supply all usual. or anticipatedrequirements for a complete make-up. Th respective containers for thedifferent cosmetics are securely attached to a, substantially inflexiblepart of the kit but may be removed for replacement by others of likesize as desired; or the difierent containers may be refilled from timeto time with similar or difierent cosmetics. The entire devic may besupported by either hand of the user at all needed angles of observationwithout possibility of displacement of any of the containers in the kitbecause of their secure attachment thereto and without danger ofdropping the kit itself because of th arrangement of the supportingstraps. The containers are preferably of graduated sizes to holddifferent amounts of cosmetic supplies. Usually, the smaller receptacleswill contain color materials because relatively small quantities ofthese materials is ordinarily used, while the larger receptacles containother materials, such as creams, of which larger quantities are needed.The fact that the kit can be supported for use at difierent angleswithout possibility of disarrangement enables the user to make mosteffective and satisfactory use of the device even while traveling.

It should now be apparent that this improved kit may be made indifl'erent forms and shapes as desired, and arranged to suppport variouspreparations and articles. The kit may be held open and supported by onehand of the user extending into the space between the two hinged partsof the kit and turned to different positions so that either side of thekit may be used as desired. The closures for the various compartmentsand containers are arranged so that they will not vibrate or oscillatewhen open, or become accidentally opened when they are closed. The formand arrangement of the device may be varied in numerous particularswithout departure from the nature and principle of the invention.

I claim:

1. A beauty kit comprising a. substantially rigid inner wall and outerwalls attached thereto and cooperating therewith to form a compartment,a plurality of receptacles attached to and opening through said innerwall, closures for said respective receptacles, a covering member forsaid inner wall having hinged connection with said walls for swingingmovements from a position to cover and conceal said receptacles to aposition adjacent to the opposite side of said compartment to provide anintermediate hand receiving space, and engageable means attached to saidcompartment and to said covering member for holding said compartment andsaid covering member substantially immovable relatively when saidcovering member is in said last named positlon.

2. A beauty kit comprising a substantially rigid inner wall and outerwalls attached thereto and cooperating therewith to form a compartmentof increasing depth from one side to the opposite side, a plurality ofreceptacles of different sizes I attached to and opening through saidinner Wall,

closures for said respective receptacles, a covering member for saidinner wall having hinged connection with said walls for swingingmovements from a position to cover and conceal said receptacles to aposition adjacent to the opposite side of said compartment to provide anintermediate hand receiving space, and manually engageable meansattached to said compartment and to said covering member for holdingsaid compartment and said covering member substantially stationaryrelatively while said covering member is in said last named position.

3. A beauty kit comprising a substantially rigid inner wall and outerwalls attached thereto and cooperating therewith to form a compartment,a plurality of receptacles supported by and opening through said innerwall, a mirror hinged to said inner wall, and means operated by saidmirror for moving one of said receptacles from closed position to openposition and vice versa.

4. Abeauty kit comprising a substantially rigid inner wall and outerwalls attached thereto and cooperating therewith to form a compartment,a plurality of receptacles supported by and opening through said innerwall, a mirror hinged to said inner wall, means operated by said mirrorfor moving one of said receptacles from closed position to open positionand vice versa, and an applicator for the contents of said last namedreceptacle removably supported between said mirror and said inner wall.

5. A beauty kit comprising a substantially rigid inner wall having anelongated slot and also having an enlarged opening therethrough, outerwalls attached to said inner wall and cooperating therewith to form acompartment, means for supporting arch of cleansing tissue in saidcompartment for withdrawal through said slot, and a hinged mirrorclosure for said opening movable to position to permit insertion of saidroll through said opening.

6. A beauty kit comprising a substantially rigid inner wall having anelongated slot and also having an enlarged opening therethrough, outerwalls attached to said inner wall and cooperating therewith to form acompartment, means for supporting a roll of cleansing tissue in saidcompartment for withdrawal through said slot, a hinged mirror closurefor said opening movable to position to permit insertion of said rollthrough said opening, a covering member for said inner wall havinghinged connection with said walls for swinging movements from a positionto cover and conceal said inner wall to a position adjacent to theopposite side of said compartment to form a hand receiving space betweensaid covering member and said compartment, and engageable means attachedto said covering member and said compartment walls for holding saidcovering member and said compartment substantially stationary relativeto each other when the kit is supported by the hand of the user inengagement with said engageable means.

MARY WICK.

